The clicker has taught me to mark what I want my dog to do. In other words-the click eliminates the guess work and helps me communicate effectively with my dog. Fortunately, Kota is motivated by food so it wasn't long before he sat on cue, looked at me on cue and waited.
The clicker makes training much easier.
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As you progress you will probably find that you tend to do the same with other species such as humans. The more clicker training success I've had the more I find that I do it with people without thinking about it. It's just instinctive now.
Wonderful!
Clicker training is such an amazing tool. Pretty soon you will be trying to come up with new ideas for things to teach! Your post inspired me to write what I have learned from my animals about clicker training.
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